Friday, 3 August 2007

Bangalore - Departing Gate 3


The luggage is packed. The tickets, the India visa and the rupees have all been sorted. I am less than 24 hours from departing for Bangalore.

In the past year, and even more frequently in the past few months, I have been repeatedly asked, "What is ITC outsourcing and Bangalore all about?". Over the next week, I plan to blog from 'IT City' and provide an insight into the daily realities of working out of Bangalore.

I will be based at HBI Software's offices in Ulsoor Road. HBI Software has developed key portals and applications including Pingar, Smart Analytics and The View.

You will meet Santosh, Rajesh and Aravind as well as the rest of the team at HBI. At ground level, you will see Bangalore from the back of an auto, whilst the rooftop restaurant at The Capitol will give you a birds eye view of the City at night.

I will blog about some of the daily operational issues you need to manage and try and identify some of the challenges that you might face should you choose to either outsource or locate there.

Tonight then, it will be farewell to Jacqui and the neighbours in Tauranga. Tomorrow, it is the first leg to Singapore and then Bangalore beyond.

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